Changes: The Void (anomaly)

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Voyager in the Void

The anomaly known as "the Void" was a closed structure in the Delta Quadrant, encased in an inert layer of subspace. Approximately nine light years in circumference, it was impenetrable to matter or energy, resulting in a region wherein no gases, stellar bodies, nor matter of any kind existed. Within the Void, funnels periodically erupted into normal space, creating massive graviton forces which would pull in any ship unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity. Inside, the same graviton forces acted to drain a vessel's power supply, making energy a highly-limited commodity. This resulted in a number of crews trapped within the Void turning to piracy and murder.

The Void schematic — A schematic of the Void

In 2377, the USS Voyager was pulled into the Void, and immediately came under attack by vessels who preyed on new arrivals for food and supplies. The Voyager crew was able to fend off the attacks, and made contact with a species that was apparently native to the Void. Utilizing Borg sensors, the crew discovered that, when the graviton forces reached critical levels, the polarity suddenly reversed, pulling anything near the funnel inside. The crew developed a plan whereby they would enter a funnel just as it was forming, and jump to high warp immediately before the polarity reversed. However, as they had no way of compensating for the graviton stress, they were forced to construct a polaron modulator with the help of other crews who had agreed to cooperate in planning an escape. Eventually, their plan was successful, and Voyager and the other vessels were able to return to normal space. (VOY: "The Void")

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-[[File:The Void schematic.jpg|thumb|A schematic of the Void]]
+[[File:Voyager void.jpg|thumb|''Voyager'' in the Void]]
+The anomaly known as "[[The Void (anomaly)|the Void]]" was a closed structure in the [[Delta Quadrant]], encased in an inert layer of [[subspace]]. Approximately nine [[light year]]s in circumference, it was impenetrable to [[matter]] or [[energy]], resulting in a region wherein no [[gas]]es, stellar bodies, nor matter of any kind existed. Within the Void, funnels periodically erupted into normal [[space]], creating massive [[graviton]] forces which would pull in any ship unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity. Inside, the same graviton forces acted to drain a vessel's power supply, making [[energy]] a highly-limited commodity. This resulted in a number of crews trapped within the Void turning to [[piracy]] and murder.
-[[File:Voyager void.jpg|thumb|[[USS Voyager|''Voyager'']] in the Void.]]
-'''The Void''' was a region of enclosed space near the border of the [[Beta Quadrant]] and the [[Delta Quadrant]]. It had an outer circumference of nine [[light year]]s.
+[[File:The Void schematic.jpg|thumb|left|A schematic of the Void]]
-There were well over 150 ships inside, with no [[star]]s, [[planet]]s, gases or stellar bodies of any kind. However, there was a species that claimed to be native to the void. [[Fantome]] was one member of that species.
+In [[2377]], the {{USS|Voyager}} was pulled into the Void, and immediately came under attack by vessels who preyed on new arrivals for food and supplies. The ''Voyager'' crew was able to fend off the attacks, and made contact with [[Fantome's species|a species]] that was apparently native to the Void. Utilizing [[Borg]] [[sensor]]s, the crew discovered that, when the graviton forces reached critical levels, the polarity suddenly reversed, pulling anything near the funnel inside. The crew developed a plan whereby they would enter a funnel just as it was forming, and jump to high [[warp]] immediately before the polarity reversed. However, as they had no way of compensating for the graviton stress, they were forced to construct a [[polaron modulator]] with the help of other crews who had agreed to cooperate in planning an escape. Eventually, their plan was successful, and ''Voyager'' and the other vessels were able to return to normal space. ({{VOY|The Void}})
-Supplies that kept ships running, such as [[food]] stores, [[dilithium]], and one of the more common supplies, [[deuterium]], were impossible to find in the void, unless a ship [[pirate]]d other ships, usually as they were first pulled into the void.
-In [[2377]], the {{USS|Voyager}} was pulled into the Void. Although told that there was no escape, [[Seven of Nine]] found that using [[Borg]] fractal algorithms, 'funnels' could be found within the void, which, if entered at the right time at at least [[warp factor|warp 8.2]], would pull a vessel out of the void.
-''Voyager'' had to form an alliance with the [[Hierarchy]], the [[Nygean]]s and another ship already trapped to get the collective resources to escape. ({{VOY|The Void}})
 ==Groups trapped in the Void==